Playa de Barra Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.26° N 8.81° W

Playa de Barra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de Barra sea temperature is
21.4° C
2.6° 

Playa de Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa de Barra today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Barra at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Playa de Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
8
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
NW
10
0.7
W
8
1
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
153
153
122
116
111
86
84
84
60
61
70
116
239
37
35
33
33
50
49
49
48
31
29
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:14AM2.68m
8:30PM2.77m
8:59AM2.58m
9:20PM2.61m
9:56AM2.48m
10:25PM2.45m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.39m
2:15PM0.53m
2:45AM0.51m
3:03PM0.66m
3:36AM0.66m
4:05PM0.80m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:50
9:49
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
21
22
21
20
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
22
21
17
16
15
20
25
26
28
25
Feels °C
20
18
18
22
21
21
22
21
20
18
18
19
18
18
20
19
16
15
14
19
23
24
26
23
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